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News and EventsFado at the ColiseumVisiting Lisbon and not listening to Fado, is as going to Rome and not seeing the Pope! Don't be so shocked, this is the truth, there's no excuse and it is so simple, just take one evening to stroll through Bairro Alto or Alfama and drop by one of the many Fado houses/restaurants and listen, something that you can't listen to nowhere else. And bear in mind it is an important element of the Portuguese culture. World's Intangible Cultural Heritage since 2011, Fado experiences the arrival of new singers, giving it a new live and bringing it closer to the younger generations. Gisela João is one of those cases, she will preform at the Coliseu on the 31st of January, recognized as one of the most important performers of today's Portuguese music scene, with fans flocking to fully book her concerts. There's no time to loose, reserve your ticket now for one of the shows of the season. More information here. Contest #palacelisbonThere is a new reason to visit Lisbon and the Avenida Palace. Today, the contest #palacelisbon begins. The proposal is for you to take a selfie in one of our common areas and share it on Instagram or Twitter using the #palacelisbon or on our Facebook in the page of the event. The contest will be live from January 15th to February 15th and the prize is, imagine what, a free night stay at the Avenida Palace, to be used during this year. The Hotel Management will make the selection, considering criteria such as creativity, originality and the chosen site. So, come, stay with us and participate in our first competition and win your "ticket" to return. Harlem Gospel Choir in Lisbon9th and 10th December in Belém Cultural Center The best of Gospel is in Lisbon, showing again the variety of events that Lisbon has to offer for all of those who visit us in the Christmas Season. The Harlem Gospel Choir visits Lisbon for the 6th time, presenting us with some of the most famous songs in the world that are able to unite the whole family, offering its audience a spiritual and festive Portuguese Christmas. The Harlem Gospel Choir, perhaps the most famous contemporary gospel group in the world, promises a night to remember in a journey through the greatest hits of its much celebrated career. Vodafone MexefestOn the 28th and 29th November the Avenida da Liberdade will shake Lisbon with music from all kinds. The Vodafone Mexefest is back with its 2014 edition and with 4 new spaces. Palácio Foz and Garagem Epal are the spaces that will receive the festival for the first time, on the other hand Ritz Clube and Starbucks are returning to the program. The number of venues on Avenida Liberdade and its surroundings will be vast. These places will fill up to the sound of the best music of the most varied genres. The list of performers is complete and confirms the festival's artistic diversity and above all the consistent quality of the stars on show: St. Vincent, Perfume Genius, Sharon Van Etten, tUnE-yArDs, Wild Beasts, Clã & Convidados and Capicua. Find here the complete list of artists. Portas AbertasTo celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Gulbenkian Choir, on the 9th November the doors of the Calouste Gulbenkain Foundation will literally be open to the public. A day to remember that allow access to a wide range of activities and shows. The program includes singing workshops, access to rehearsals, concerts and documentaries on a day that will end with the showing of the film "Les choriste". Lisbon International Contemporary ExhibitionThe second edition of LICE (Lisbon International Contemporary Exhibition) is on. From the 4th to the 18th of October the Espaço Chiado in Lisbon, will welcome, once more, exhibit artists from around the world. The organization explains this event as a necessity that Lisbon has to receive, in a more regularly basis, art from around the world, so that people can access it for free. On this edition the organization established several international partnerships,one of which with the Latin American market, which will have a representative of the Miami Art Scene in Lisbon during the event, in order to establish contact with the artists in this exhibition and also to get to know the Portuguese contemporary art market. For this edition, the highlights include Angela Piedade, A. Sinai, Jaime Prates and Nathalie Gromicho from Portugal, Elechi Todd from Trinidad and Tobago, Emmanuel Vazquez, Luis Buitron, Marcelo Espinosa and Norma de la Rosa from Mexico, Laura Colantoni from Dubai, Lorraine Mahot from France, Txemi Novo from Spain and Zoli Herczeg from Hungary. World Music DayThe World Music Day is celebrated annually on October 1st, the date established in 1975 by the International Music Council, an institution founded in 1949 by UNESCO, which aggregates various organizations and individuals in the music world. The purpose of this day is to promote the art of music in all sectors of society and discovery of musical diversity. This day also seeks to apply the ideals of UNESCO, such as peace and friendship between people, cultural evolution and exchange of experiences. Several events will take place throughout the country including the Hotel Avenida Palace. On this special day, the Avenida Palace offers its guests a piano recital by João Romeiras. This will be the alignment: J. S. Bach L. V. Beethoven J. Haydn F. Chopin Festival Caixa AlfamaThe Festival Caixa Alfama, returns for its second edition. Will run for two nights - 19 and 20 September - in 10 different spaces, with more than 40 singers of diverse generations that currently best represent an interpret Fado, genuine element and the live conductor of the Portuguese culture and identity. The Festival Caixa Alfama was designed with the goal of reaching all audiences, the connoisseurs of Fado, those who want to learn about this art, or who have only recently come to discover. The Caixa Alfama promotes the interaction, looking for the public to be major player and giving life to the streets of the Alfama . And so, the nights of 19 and 20 will be in the memory of all who attend the concerts and will reinforce why in 2011, Fado was elevated to the category of Cultural Heritage and intangible of Humanity by UNESCO. Santa Justa's Elevator 112th anniversaryThe Carmo's Elevator or, as it became known since its beginning, Santa Justa's Elevator celebrates today, July 10th, its 112th Anniversary. Marking the 112 years of Santa Justa's Elevator, Carris will promote a set of initiatives online, through social networks and onsite performances. Source: Opção Turismo Summer Nights at Chiado MuseumOnce again, Lisbon shows its cultural dynamism. The offer is extensive and original, proving that the Summer is also Culture! The Chiado Museum will welcome, once more, the cycle Summer Nights. There will be nine concerts, every Friday, until the September next, as stated by the organization. This year's festival, which will take place for the fifth year in a row, will gather artists such as Lau Nau, Mdou Moctar, Josephine Foster, Ghédalia Tazartès, Norberto Lobo & João Lobo, Timespine, Tropa Macaca and Kimi Djabaté, combining the Portuguese presence with foreign musicians. Lisbon's Popular ParadeTonight, Lisbon will take the main stage again, celebrating one of its most magical and traditional nights, the night of its Patron Saint, Santo António, a truly Lisbon's party! Every year in June, Lisbon starts to bloom. There are celebrations all over the city, hundreds of manjericos (basil) and streets are filled with balloons and arches. Sorce: Festas de Lisboa International Museum DayEvery year since 1977 the International Museum Day is organized worldwide. Visits, concerts, workshops and performances mark this date, all over the country. About 450 free initiatives, one hundred museums and palaces throughout the country, will take place on Saturday and Sunday, the International Museum Day, with visits to exhibitions, concerts, workshops and performances. Source: Sapo "Lisbon Fish and Flavours" swims back in Terreiro do PaçoTerreiro do Paço will host the 7th Edition of the fish and seafood festival, taking place between April 3rd and 13th, in Pátio da Galé. This year, the festival returns with chefs from Portugal, Spain, Italy and Brazil and this time, with an outdoor Auditorium and more seating in the restaurants' area. This time the guest chefs come from Italy, Spain and Brazil: names like Moreno Cedroni, from Madonnina del Pescatore in Ancona (awarded with two Michelin stars), Amie Alija, from Nerua, which runs in the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao (awarded with one Michelin star), and Thiago Castanho, who comes from Belém do Pará, where he has the restaurants Remanso do Peixe and Remanso do Bosque. In this years' event, restaurants, chefs, culinary classes and the gourmet market are the basis of the initiative that enhances the fish and seafood of the Portuguese coast, combining them with the creativity of the invited professionals. Every day, visitors can learn culinary tips and techniques with chefs in fun cooking classes. Spring Recital"And the Spring arose on the garden fair; Spring is arising today! The Hotel Avenida Palace invites you In the Palace Lounge at 19h, subject to confirmation Carnival in Lisbon 2014
The Carnival in Lisbon is organized by EGEAC and there will be lots of fun activities in several public spaces. As a Portuguese music representative, this year Mafalda Veiga, the singer and author with a career of almost 30 years, will take the stage, giving us all the unique opportunity to enjoy her talented work, in an outdoor concert. 2014 Travelers' Choice AwardsFor the first time the Hotel Avenida Palace was awarded with TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice Award. Thank you all! The Berardo Museum in Europe's top tenThe Berardo Collection Museum in Lisbon is one of the top ten museums, with free entry, in Europe, reports the British newspaper The Guardian, in an article entitled "10 of the best free museums of Europe." "This is a recent and impressive cultural offer of Lisbon, the Berardo Museum opened its collection of modern and contemporary art to the public in 2007," states the text dedicated to this cultural space located in Belém . "Modern, the museum houses outstanding works of pop art artists such as Warhol, Pollock and Lichtenstein, as well as pieces of great masters such as Picasso, Dali and Bacchus",proceeds the description, signed by Will Coldwell. In addition to the Berardo Collection Museum, some of the top ten museums are located in Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Nice, Madrid, Istanbul, Rome and Reykjavik. New Year's Eve in Terreiro do PaçoFor this New Year's Eve, Lisbon's city hall offers a great show of Fireworks - "Arco Iris Tagus" - accompanied by the rhythm of a soundtrack specifically designed to welcome the year 2014. Prepare the raisins and champagne because there will be fireworks and music on the largest Lisbon's square. Pedro Abrunhosa and Comité Caviar will take the stage in 2014, playing their greatest hits including the most recent "Contramão". Dance and amusement are the words on the longest night of the year. Circo da LuzThe "Circo da Luz" is a multimedia Christmas show that will be held from 14th to the 25th December at the "Praça do Comércio" , organized by the same authors that animated the same space during the summer . Ancient Art Museum receives exhibition from PradoThe Ancient Art National Museum will host the first exhibition in Portugal consisting exclusively of works from the Prado National Museum, the most important museum in Spain and one of the most important in the world. From December 3rd to March 30th, the NMAA, which exhibits the most important public collection of the country, from the XII to the XIX century, will exhibit 57 paintings of the great masters of the landscape of the XVII century. This show is the result of a historic agreement signed between these two museums, which aim at the production of mutual projects to promote public knowledge of both collections. New Coach Museum is expected to open in 2015The Secretary of State for Culture, Jorge Barreto Xavier, expects the new Coach Museum, designed by Brazilian architect Paulo Mendesda Rocha, and with works completed for almost a year, open doors in 2015.The press says that "only in May 2015 the coaches will be moved to the new structure." However, the source of the Secretary of State for Culture stated that this date is not confirmed. A concert in Lisbon to honor Lou ReedThe tributes come and go since it was reported the death of Lou Reed on Sunday. And after all that has been written, said on camera, tweeted, posted and shared, the music of the founder of the Velvet Underground is celebrated on stage. On the day of his death, Pearl Jam interpreter's is waiting for the man in Baltimore and on the following days, the Arctic Monkeys played Walk on the wild side in Liverpool and Arcade Fire, while giving a presentation of his new album, reflector, to NPR, the American public radio, presented Perfect day and Satellite of love. This Friday, an armada of Portuguese musicians pays tribute to the work of Reed. Held in Lisbon, in Largo Intendente, from 21.30, and the list is extensive: Jorge Palma Paul Furtado, Rui Reininho Samuel Úria, Zé Pedro Manuel Fury, Alex Cortez, the Rádio Macau, James Bettencourt, the Jel Rita Redshoes, Armando Teixeira, of Balla, and JP Simões to Anamar, interpret all night out songs from Reed and his Velvet Underground. Join us for our 121st Anniversary Celebration03.10.13 - Piano recital - João Romeiras 04.10.13 - Tribute to Walt Disney 06.10.13 - Piano recital 10.10.13 - "Fados e Guitarradas" 11.10.13 - Jazz Duet 12.10.13 - Piano recital - João Romeiras 17.10.13 - Piano recital 18.10.13 - Classic Guitars recital 19.10.13 - Tribute to Andrew L. Webber 23.10.13 - Piano recital – Improvisations 24.10.13 - Piano recital 25.10.13 -Chorus Re: Canto 26.10.13 - Piano recital - João Romeiras 31.10.13 - Tribute to Burt Bacharach At the Palace Lounge, free entrance The Avenida Palace June Music Program


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This extreme cold is creating a headache for cities and homeowners alike. Many residents have been surprised to find no water coming from their faucets.
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Recovery crews used a robotic device Monday to search the Mississippi River in downtown Winona for the bodies of two men believed to have drowned along with two others when an SUV ended up in the icy waterway.
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Rescuers pulled two bodies from a car that plunged into the Mississippi River in Winona, Minn. on Sunday. The Winona County Law Enforcement Center said they received a report around 7:19 a.m. from someone who saw tire tracks going over the dike at Riverview Drive and 2nd Street.
The World's Biggest Ship Graveyard
Nouadhibou is an African sea town, whose shores serve as the final resting place for more than 300 ships. The rusted hulks that litter its coastal waters are considered an eyesore by many (go figure), but they've brought some unexpected benefits to the local community as well.
How To Survive After Falling Though Ice
With 104 lakes and three rivers in Hennepin County alone, Sheriff Rich Stanek says it's a busy time for ice rescues in Minnesota. "Maybe you had subzero temperatures, but you're going to go through," Stanek said. The Hennepin County Sheriff's office responded to 25 rescue calls out on the lakes last winter from people falling through the ice. Three people were killed. "The most important thing is to stay calm," he said.
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Nicollet County Sheriff's deputies say they believe they've found the body of a kayaker missing since June. The body is believed to be Steven Fritze, a sixth-grade teacher from Watertown, S.D., according to the Journal in New Ulm.
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Tuesday night's snow may be the best thing that could've happened to your future Christmas tree. Growing Christmas trees can take a lot of patience and Deb Krueger of Krueger's Christmas trees knows it well.
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The City of Minneapolis is suing the owners of an Uptown apartment building because the city says thousands of gallons of water are illegally pumped into the chain of lakes each day.
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Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young scored a first-quarter touchdown on a total defensive breakdown by the Denver Broncos, as Young was standing in the end zone with no Broncos defensive player within 15 yards of him.
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This year's crop of Golden Apple Award winners includes outstanding educators and amazing education advocates.
For the first time, the Golden Apple committee, School District 2 and the Billings Education Association jointly awarded a Champions of Education honor to Dr. Heidi Duncan and Jim Duncan. The Duncans last year chaired two community campaigns for education: First, last spring they led the successful Yes for Kids effort to pass a mill levy to hire additional elementary teachers and ease classroom overcrowding. As a result, the district has dozens fewer overcrowded classrooms this year, despite having more elementary students.
In the fall, the Duncans took on the huge task of chairing the campaign that concluded with voters approving $122 million in bonds to build two new middle schools and remodel or repair 25 schools.
Jim and Heidi would be the first give all the credit to Billings voters and the dozens of other volunteers who helped with each campaign. But someone had to take the lead, and that was the Duncans. They stepped up to this challenge.
Billings had a well-deserved reputation for voting down school issues. Yes for Kids volunteers turned that around in 2013. Led by the Duncans, volunteers, including teachers, business and local government leaders, told the community about their schools. It was a powerful story about the value of public education and the need to invest dollars to provide every student with the best opportunity to learn.
We join the Golden Apple volunteers, BEA and school district in saluting Jim and Heidi Duncan, who devoted several months of 2013 to making Billings schools better for all students.
Friend of Education
Accolades are in order for another community volunteer, Mary Johnson, whom the BEA named as this year's Friend of Education. She volunteers three full days a week at Bench Elementary where she works with students in first through sixth grades. She often buys school supplies for needy students. Johnson retired 14 years ago after teaching for 38 years in Billings elementary schools and has been a school volunteer ever since. She is credited with helping hundreds of students.
The BEA honored Shirley Greene, Lewis & Clark Middle School science teacher, with the Teacher of the Year Award. Known as an advocate for every student, Greene also has worked with Chicks in Science and the Billings Clinic science fair.
Community choices
The Golden Apple Awards are unique among the many professional honors that educators may receive because they are bestowed by the community. The Golden Apple program relies entirely on volunteers and private fundraising. Any community member may nominate an educator in any accredited Billings school, including rural schools that send their middle school or high school students to Billings Public Schools. Panels of community volunteers read and score copies of the nomination letters with the names of nominees deleted.
The nominees with the highest scores, as determined by dozens of volunteer letter readers, are the winners:
Boulder Elementary teacher Kevin Cicero.
Riverside Middle School teacher Jan Besel.
Independent Elementary special education teacher Susan Vermette.
West High business teacher Darcy Conway.
Skyview High counselor Tina Boone.
Skyview High head custodian Jim Miller.
Congratulations to all these honorees. Thanks for going the extra mile for our kids.
Thanks also to the hard-working Golden Apple volunteers. Because of you, the wonderful tradition of Billings Golden Apples continues to reward excellence in education.


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I was asked to look at a rear projection TV today. The owner told me he has never seen the TV work. When he turned on the set from the front panel, the HV splitter block arced, but no sound, or video. How do I test the HV splitter, and why no sound? Does the presence of HV control other PCB's? |
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.- Peruvians are calling it a miracle that despite the massive destruction to the Shine of Luren—located in the province of Ica--in the August 15 earthquake in Peru, the huge crucifix venerated for centuries by Peruvians was unscathed.
The image of the Crucified Christ, which has been venerated in the city of Ica since the 16th century, suffered no damage even though half of the shrine was destroyed by the 8.0 magnitude quake that shook the Peruvian coastline and took the lives of more than 600, leaving thousands wounded.
Officials said the shrine suffered severe damage and that there may still be victims buried beneath the rubble, as the church was almost full when the earthquake struck during a Mass for the Feast of the Assumption.
The Shrine of Luren, which dates to the 16th century, has been destroyed and rebuilt on several occasions due to earthquakes and fires. However, the famous image of the Crucified Christ has always remained intact.
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.cutting.It's a blade on the wristIt's a sick, never ending twistIt's life after deathIt's living in a messIt's hiding from all you knowPut the blade to your wrist and pull the triggerLet the blood flow to the groundLet it cover you as you sit there in silenceLet this be the last cutBut who are you to do this to yourself?Who am I to do this to myself?I feel I do deserve thisI know I do deserve worseI will try to dieI will try to dieI will cut myselfdryIt's a secret in your ownIt's a bloodless, lusting gameIt's dying every dayIt's a lonely masquaradeI ought to put the blade to my wrist and pull the triggerLetting my blood hit the groundLet it flow as I sit here so aloneLet this be my last cutWhy am I doing this to myself?Who am I to do this to myself?I feel I do deserve thisI know I deserve worseI will try to dieI will try to dieI will cut myself until my blood runs dryI will bleed until I'm dryI will bleed until I will say goodbyeI will bleed until I'm dryI wil
CuttingI want my razorI want the joy of feeling metal on skinThe ecstasy as it splits open my skinA deep groove left on my wristThe excited rush as blood wells upRed beads floating outThe bittersweet metallic taste on my tongueMorbid fantasies that flash through my mindThe sight of my crude tattoosThe poetic art of my razorbladeNo one understandsNo one comprehends my passionThey fear because they misinterpretHow can someone find pleasureImmersed in all that painMy pleasure, My escapeMy only getaway.I am a cutter.
CuttingIn class I sit with my notebook openBut I can't help but hear the kids next to meThey're so sad their clothes are cryingI frown as I remember a time when I was-When I had so much self pity.The kids next to me moan as they complain,"No one gets me-noone cares-life is meaningless"It's a circle that they go inAnd I don't have to ask why they feel this way.Their mom ignores themOr maybe their Dad left them.They were the one's the other kids picked onAnd all they ever wanted was to feel needed.I know all of this because that was me.That was me and that will always be me.The kids pull up their sleeves and compare battle wounds"Dude, you did that last night? Wow, it's deep."I want to scream at them. I want to yellHow can someone cut themselves for attention?!How could they show it off like it was some sort of fashion statement?Did they know how much I hate the scarsThe scars that riddle my thighs,The scar that will never leave my forearm?They didn't know.I roll my eyes
Cuttingrazor blade razor bladewhere art tho?sliding acrosscreating a gougeI'm hiding, I'm cuttingthe razors my friendit helps take awaythe pain that I'm inmaking the riversrun red and drip downthese are my tearscrying? what's that? I forgot howit's not suicide I'm afterjust carving a releasewas that a typo?all I want is some peacetell the voices to shut upwill they ever go away?to satisfy themthis is the price I must payslashing my armsand cutting my fleshcreating new scarsold wounds coming freshit's thrilling, it's chillingdo you see my pain?the millions of scarsblood dripping like rainonto my sheetsonto my floorI'm making a messso let's cut me some morewatching it dripwatching it poolI smile to myselfthat's kinda coolit is my secretthe one I will hidethe pain that I'm inguess what, it's mineI pull down my sleevesdone with my task"Oh I'm just cold"if you were to askcould it be wrong?is it a sin?maybe it would stopbut then who would win?wouldn't
CuttingCriss-cross, Cut and SlashBlood drips falling, Splash, SplashWounds heal but scars remainErrors of Past is their DomainJigged and Jagged some Wounds don't HealIt takes nightmares and makes them RealThese scars will never disappearPeople that shed too many TearsRicketty, Ricketty your mind goes numbStupidity is always dumbNever fun at other's ExpenseNever fun when there is Pain you can't SenseSlash and Jagged all Ricketty when will it endNothing is good if you're Dead in the End.
CuttingMy thighs were first.Then my wrists.And shoulders.And fingers.And feet.Everything.Ripped out atthe seams.I ripped them out myself,if only to avoidgiving others the pleasure.I ripped them out hard,if only to teach myselfa lesson:I deserved it.I ripped them outand all the whileI sang to myself,unable to cryor screamfor fearthatit wouldmake thepain less real.I joked about them.I laughed about them.I smiled about them,calling myself"the stupid emo kid"and believing it was true.It was true.To me.I deserved it.I needed it.I craved it.I wanted it.I breathed it.I worshipped it.I loved it.And it took me.The cutting,it took me.Into places you can't go without it.Into places you didn't know existed.Into places you are afraid to dream.Into places you never want to leave.I loved myself. (I hated myself.)It was sop e r f e ctto be broke
CuttingCuttingThe bladeEscapeAfraidReleaseThe fearUnwantedA tearThe cutsThe shameYour bodyThe frameCompleteWithoutPerfectionAnd doubtYour lifeThe painThe slicesIn vainThe scarsThe hidingIn cornersThe dyingThe harmThe blackThe terrorA crackThe bloodThe veinsDropletsIt rainsThe hurtThe bleedingDisguiseMisleadingCuttingThe bladeEscapeAfraid
CuttingYou asked me to stop cutting.Dont you understand?Talking doesnt help.Yeah, I show up to school with cuts and scars.But you must, you have to, understand why,I do what I do.Its not some fad.Im not looking for attention.Im not doing it because everyone else is.Nor am I doing it because I think its cool.I do it because I dont know how.How to stop the pain...


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12 Then speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, saying: "Behold, the Man whose name is the BRANCH! From His place He shall branch out, And He shall build the temple of the Lord; | 12 Tell him this is what the LORD Almighty says: 'Here is the man whose name is the Branch, and he will branch out from his place and build the temple of the LORD. |
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It was reported by Agawam Advertiser News on August 28th, 2014 that Giuseppe "Joe" Scuderi died in Agawam, Massachusetts. Scuderi was 89 years old and was born in Francavilla, . Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Giuseppe "Joe"'s life.
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More than ever, healthcare providers are requiring Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) experience for their pastoral care staff. To help meet the growing need for CPE and to better educate clergy and chaplains about hospice and end-of-life care, Chapters Health System became an accredited member of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education.
Our CPE program is interfaith professional education for ministry. It brings together theological students, clergy and spiritual leaders of all faiths and lay persons into supervised encounters with people in crisis. These personal experiences, along with feedback from peers and the clinical supervisor, help students develop a new awareness of themselves and the needs of those to whom they minister. From theological reflection on specific human situations, they gain a new understanding of ministry and the utilization of spiritual resources.
CPE is not only for students of divinity working on graduation or denomination requirements. It is also designed to benefit laity, faith group leaders, spiritual care providers who would like to increase their competence in end of life and hospice.
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Single-Unit Program This is offered as a one-day-per week program that ranges from 12 to 14 weeks (one day a week or two evenings per week). The unit includes at least 400 hours of supervised education and is conducted in accordance with the Standards of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. The cost of each unit is $600.
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I'm Corrie, a twenty-something year old living in London with my boyfriend and a couple of crazy hamsters.
I studied Materials Science and Engineering at university and am now working in tourism! Go figure. I was born in Vereeniging, South Africa, and lived in Zimbabwe until I was 10, when we moved to Devon, UK. I've had a lot to do with Africa, and travelled a lot – hence my current occupation.
I'm a crafty person in general. Plutonium Muffins is mainly for knitting and spinning, despite the huge amount of other things that I do, but bits of real-life and other crafts do sneak in sometimes. I hope you won't mind!
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In December of 2011 – after a year of mental illness and my life generally being improved in a massive way by knitting, I started the Plutonium Muffins website. The story starts here, and is on-going. I hope you follow, and enjoy.
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Nice jacket, sweet detailing - mind the sizing
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YEREVAN. – Reflecting on Armenian Police Chief Vladimir Gasparyan's statement that the political party affiliation and the "thickness" of the detained criminals are not important, in an interview with Aravot daily, the ruling coalition's Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) MP Vardan Bostanjyan said: "Are there no 'thick ones' in other [political] parties?' Is a man guilty for being 'thick,' for having a physical discomfort, or for whether he has no brain?"
"In the MP's words, in the recent times the agitators are constantly exploiting the arrests of PAP criminals. 'In line with the statistics, only 10 percent of the 100-percent arrests are as if PAP members. The agitators do not speak about that 90 percent; they speak about the 10 percent and [thus] create a false impression that the Police Force is after PAP. All agitators, those petty, rubbish political forces are squalid,' Vardan Bostanjyan said," Aravot writes.
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A Hugh Harman-Rudolf Ising Production, Vitaphone Pictures
Carman Maxwell, Rochelle Hudson
Hugh Harmon, Rudolf Ising
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Frank Marsales
- 1931
- A Hugh Harman-Rudolf Ising Production, Vitaphone Pictures
- Warner Bros.
- Looney Tunes Theatrical Cartoon Series
- Cartoon Characters: Bosko, Honey.
- Vocal Talent: Carman Maxwell (Bosko), Rochelle Hudson (Honey).
- Directed By Hugh Harmon, Rudolf Ising.
- Produced By Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising.
- Animated By Isadore Freleng (as Friz Freleng), Paul J. Smith.
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Bosko's gal Honey wants to go on a picnic. Which is fresher, Bosko or his dog or the picnic sandwiches?
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Obama, Ryan Pitch Medicare Plans To Older Voters
President Obama and Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan spoke Friday at the annual AARP convention in New Orleans, Medicare and Social Security topped the agenda for both. NPR's Ina Jaffe reports the organization represents millions of older Americans, who are among the most reliable voters.
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Both campaigns tried to appeal to older voters yesterday. President Obama and Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan addressed thousands of members of the AARP in New Orleans. Changes to Medicare and Social Security topped the agenda for both, but NPR's Ina Jaffee reports, there was more to these voters reactions to the candidates.
INA JAFFEE, BYLINE: More than 5,000 AARP members filled the hall to hear the president and congressman Ryan present dueling visions for the future of Medicare. Mr. Obama said that one thing that would save the program is the affordable health care act, AKA Obamacare.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Which, by the way, I don't mind the term because I do care, that's why we passed the bill.
JAFFEE: The crowd loved it. Congressman Ryan's plan, not so much.
PAUL RYAN: We're also going to repeal Obamacare and replace it with real reform.
JAFFEE: That got both jeers and applause. And the voters we met later on, reflected those divisions.
CARMELITA WILLIAMS: I can hardly wait to see Obama re-elected because I'm fired up and I'm ready to go.
JAFFEE: That's Carmelita Williams, a community college teacher from Virginia Beach, Virginia. She'd retired, but family issues forced her to go back to work. Still, she doesn't blame the tough economic times on the president.
WILLIAMS: I think Obama has done the best that he could do with the Congress he has had to work with. Now, if we put a Democratic Congress in there and a Democratic Senate, we're going to get some things done.
JAFFEE: An independent voter named Thomas Sammon was less optimistic about the country's fiscal situation.
THOMAS SAMMON: I think we're going to be Greece if we don't change ourselves somewhat.
JAFFEE: Sammon is a retired engineer from Southern California. He didn't vote for Obama four years ago and doesn't expect to in November. Still, he hasn't quite committed to Mitt Romney.
SAMMON: Well, I don't know that he's firm in anything. I mean, he seems to be flexible. And that makes me wonder that if he did get elected, would he do what I hear him saying he's going to do.
JAFFEE: Sammon is waiting for the debates to make a final decision. So is Gary Cook of the Villages in Florida, who's retired from two careers, one in the Navy and one at the post office. Right now, he's leaning Obama.
GARY COOK: He's trying to create a future for his children. I think he's truly a family man, and with me, I feel a connection.
JAFFEE: That's not to say that Cook doesn't see some good things about Paul Ryan.
COOK: Ryan is a very smart, very charismatic young man with a bright, bright future for those who agree with his path.
JAFFEE: That path, however, is a bit too rough, to Cook's way of thinking.
COOK: In the future, things do need to be trimmed, but rather in a procedural, progressive path instead of all at once.
JAFFEE: The lack of consensus here was embodied by three women taking in the convention together.
HAZEL HOLLYFIELD: The only person votable for is Obama.
JAFFEE: That's Hazel Hollyfield from Grand Prairie, Texas. Her friend, Sally Carrol from Purvis, Mississippi voted for Mr. Obama four years ago, but doesn't plan to now.
SALLY CARROL: I'm just not sure that he has fulfilled his promises, that he has really satisfied, you know, what I expected out of him.
JAFFEE: And Pamela Dykes from Mobile, Alabama didn't vote for the president four years ago, and won't now. She doesn't like his health care reform law or his positions on social security and Medicare.
PAMELA DYKES: For anybody to say that you're entitled to anything, there are very few people who are truly entitled. I believe there's earners and burners, and there's only so many dollars to go around.
JAFFEE: Does that bother Obama-fan Hazel Hollyfield? Not really.
HOLLYFIELD: It's anybody's race. It really is. I mean, neither way would shock me.
JAFFEE: And for Pamela Dykes, the difference of opinion is the country's secret sauce.
DYKES: That's why it's America. That's why it is a democracy.
JAFFEE: This good-natured political split was borne out by a kind of unofficial poll here. AARP members were having their pictures taken with life-size cutouts of either President Obama or Mitt Romney. Staffer Angela Neal was taking the photos and saw no clear preference.
ANGELA NEAL: A lot of our members are actually having their pictures taken with both and actually saying that they're non-partisan.
JAFFEE: Neal said they just want to make sure they have their picture taken with the likeness of the next president of the United States, whoever that happens to be.
Ina Jaffee, NPR News, New Orleans.
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I live in Northern Utah and have 3 Red Yuccas (Hesperaloe parviflora). They all receive full sun and have been in the ground for almost a year. They thrived last year but are looking pretty shabby after coming out of winter. We are still getting snow on and off but nothing that stays for longer than a day. I'm wondering how robust these plants are. Whether or not they usually make a full recovery after winter in an area that receives regular amounts of snow. Also, if there is anything I need to do to insure their recovery this spring. |
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"Ribbit!" It's the first sound one hears after opening the front door at Big Frog, a new business specializing in custom T-shirts, apparel and gifts. Big Frog's amphibian-inspired doorbell and a décor that's designed around a rain forest, aims to be fun.
Teens who cruise the Shiloh Crossing neighborhood on bikes or scooters sometimes give the front door a nudge just to hear the frog. Days after the store officially opened, walk-in business was picking up.
"So far we've done shirts for six or seven family reunions, and we also did one for a judge who was riding in a parade. She needed it right away, and she loved it," said Brett Maas, owner of the Billings Big Frog store. The Billings store is the 60th outlet for Big Frog Custom T-shirts and More, a Florida-based franchise company.
Maas was looking for a new career after his job was eliminated by Charter Communications last year. He had opportunities to remain in the telecommunications business, but that would have meant moving his family out of Billings. After taking advantage of a placement service provided after he left Charter, Maas began exploring the possibility of opening a business, and investing in a franchise was one option.
During the process, Maas met with a Denver-based franchise consultant, who helped him explore what types of businesses would suit his strengths and business background.
"She put me through a series of tests, almost like a Myers Briggs assessment that's supposed to help match your personality, how much money you want to make and your lifestyle," Maas said.
Test results showed that consulting businesses, web design firms, business coaching and even a sign company were potentially good matches for his skills. Independently, he had heard about Big Frog, and before long he began taking a serious look at the company.
One important step is discovery day, where prospective franchisees learn about the nuts and bolts of running the business, as well as rules, guidelines and expectations from the franchisor.
Maas was impressed by what he saw. "They were amazingly entrepreneurial, and it gave me the feeling this is something the whole family could do. I felt a sense of being in common with the guys who run the business," he said, and the company's training was thorough and professional.
Big Frog relies on direct-to-garment printing, a technology that allows designers to take a digital image and print it directly to a shirt or another object at an affordable price. To get an idea of how the DTG process works, it uses technology that's similar to how an ink-jet printer works on paper, Maas said.
"We can print on a lot of things, like aprons or even mouse pads," Maas said.
Big Frog's designers can create a single T-shirt or dozens of garments from a customer's photograph or a hand-drawn image.
Big Frog requires franchisees to be involved in their communities, and that represented a big plus when he was looking at the company, Maas said. Big Frog helps schools or other non-profit organizations raise money by providing rebates for merchandise that's sold.
So far, Maas is excited about being involved in a franchise, a business model with a storied history that was made famous by McDonald's, Holiday Inn and other multinational companies.
Franchising continues to help the economy grow, experts say. FRANdata, a company that analyzes franchising activity, estimates that demand for franchise units will grow by 12 percent this year, the largest increase since 2009. IHS Global Insight, an economic forecasting company, estimates that franchises will account for 220,000 new jobs this year.
Investing in a franchise is commonly seen as a lower risk strategy for developing a profitable business. But experts advise potential franchisees to do their homework before plunking down money.
Officials at Billings-based Kampgrounds of America Inc. say their franchisees have played an essential role in the company's success over its 52-year history.
"Franchising is about building on a winning system," said Chris Fairlee, KOA's vice president of franchise sales. "There's a track record franchises have that independents don't."
Throughout the past five decades, the KOA brand has become synonymous with outdoor recreation.
"People are looking for brands and the consistency that they bring. The independents don't have the manpower or the financial resources to do that," Fairlee said.
As part of a multi-year expansion, KOA has added more than 100 campgrounds to its franchise network since 2007. The KOA system now includes 490 campgrounds, with all but 29 corporate-owned properties operated by franchisees, Fairlee said.
Turnover is fairly small. Fairlee estimates that about 20 KOA campgrounds change hands each year. The circumstances include owners deciding to retire, or looking for different properties.
Donnette Roberts, co-owner of the three Anytime Fitness stores in Billings, said the national franchise offered more than she could have developed on her own.
"We knew we could run a club, but we wanted to be part of something," she said.
One reason that Anytime Fitness appealed to Roberts is that gym memberships are universal. The company's 1.5 million members can use any of the 2,000 Anytime Fitness gyms located throughout the United States and in several foreign countries.
Providing that kind of benefit to members would be nearly impossible to do for a stand-alone business, Roberts said.
Anytime Fitness recently unveiled its new store at 24{sup}th{/sup} Street West and Broadwater Avenue.
"We want our members to be more than a number. We want them to be taken care of," Roberts said. "When you join Anytime Fitness, you're not just paying your fee. We want you to feel like you're part of a family."
One advantage of being part of a franchise is that the company has tremendous buying power and can purchase equipment at a discount compared to prices offered to stand-alone businesses, Roberts said.
Another advantage of Anytime Fitness is that the company has expanded into smaller cities like Billings. Most national fitness chains focus on major metropolitan areas.
It goes without saying, but franchisees are expected to follow company policies and procedures. That means Anytime Fitness gyms are expected to remodel every three or four years, she said.
Tucker Veltkamp, who recently graduated from Colorado State University, recently took over as the new owner of the Spicy Pickle restaurant at 900 S. 24th St. W. The restaurant reopened on July 15. Veltkamp said investing in a franchise seemed like a good opportunity as he launches his business career. So far he has been impressed by the menu and the support provided by corporate officials.
Veltkamp often stayed up late at night researching franchises during his college years.
"I feel that at this point in my career, I wanted some support, and franchising was a good option for me," Veltkamp said.
Cibus Franchising, LLC franchises the Spicy Pickle brand. The company is headquartered near Denver, with Spicy Pickle restaurants located in five states and three international locations in the Middle East.
John Halstvedt of Billings, who helps buyers locate suitable businesses through an organization known as Partner On-Call, urges clients to do their homework before they decide to invest in a franchise.
It's widely believed that investing in a franchise can be a pofitable, yet lower-risk method of building a business. McDonald's, KFC and Billings-based Kampgrounds of America all have experienced international success based on the franchising model.
The number of franchises has exploded in recent decades, but success isn't always guaranteed. Halstvedt recommends that potential buyers should carefully sift through financial information to determine whether the company's revenues come from selling new franchises or from collecting royalties from existing franchisees that are profitable.
Franchising companies must also provide a list of existing franchisees, as wel as those who may have left the system, he said.
Some experts recommend that prospective franchisees to have an attorney on board. But Halstvedt said that hiring an attorney too early can complicate matters and lead to additional expenses.
Another potential pitfall is that budding franchisees don't always do a good enough job of assessing their own strengths and weaknesses.
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